Influence of microsprinkler irrigation amount on water, soil, and pH profiles in a coastal saline soil

ScientificWorldJournal. 2014:2014:279895. doi: 10.1155/2014/279895. Epub 2014 Jul 23.

Abstract

Microsprinkler irrigation is a potential method to alleviate soil salinization. After conducting a homogeneous, highly saline, clayey, and coastal soil from the Bohai Gulf in northern China in a column experiment, the results show that the depth of the wetting front increased as the water amount applied increased, low-salinity and low-SAR enlarged after irrigation and water redistribution, and the soil pH increased with an increase in irrigation amount. We concluded that a water amount of 207 mm could be used to reclaim the coastal saline soil in northern China.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Agricultural Irrigation*
  • Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
  • Salinity*
  • Soil / chemistry*
  • Water / chemistry*

Substances

  • Soil
  • Water